Coalition Government Penal Policy 2010-2015: Austerity, Outsourcing and Punishment

by David Skinns

This book shows how the overall impact of the penal policy agenda of the Coalition Government 2010-2015 has not led to the intended 'rehabilitation revolution', but austerity, outsourcing and punishment, designated here as 'punitive managerialism'.
The policy of austerity has led to significant budget cuts in legal aid and court services which threaten justice. It has also led to staffing reductions and overcrowding in the prison system which threaten...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137457333
• ISBN13: 9781137457332
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.7"